diff --git a/common/include/utils.hpp b/common/include/utils.hpp
index 928b136..65d7022 100644
--- a/common/include/utils.hpp
+++ b/common/include/utils.hpp
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 
 #include <sdbusplus/async.hpp>
 
+#include <functional>
+#include <optional>
+
 /**
  * @brief Asynchronously executes a shell command.
  * @param ctx Async context for monitoring the pipe.
  * @param cmd Shell command to execute.
  * @return Task resolving to true on success (exit code 0), false otherwise.
  */
-sdbusplus::async::task<bool> asyncSystem(sdbusplus::async::context& ctx,
-                                         const std::string& cmd);
+sdbusplus::async::task<bool> asyncSystem(
+    sdbusplus::async::context& ctx, const std::string& cmd,
+    std::optional<std::reference_wrapper<std::string>> result = std::nullopt);